| Played in New Orleans, LA, weather: 72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| New Orleans won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Jason Winn kicked off 54 yards from the HOU30. Carlos Peters returned the ball 12 yards to the NO28. Tackled by Jerry Stai. |
| 1-10- NO28 (1Q: 14:40) Levon Morrison ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Roger Becker. |
| 2-8- NO30 (1Q: 14:02) Zach Forbes pass completed to WR Claude Hutson for 6 yards. Tackled by S Darrin Gordon. |
| 3-2- NO36 (1Q: 13:27) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 3-7- NO31 (1Q: 13:17) Zach Forbes pass completed to TE Richie Gardner for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Erik Wagner. Gardner gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-3- NO35 (1Q: 12:33) Wes Copeland punted 51 yards. Gabe Peters returned the kick 8 yards to the HOU22. PENALTY: Houston was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU09 (1Q: 12:24) Wayne Griffith pass completed to WR Jonathan Booker for 19 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (1Q: 11:47) PENALTY: Houston was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-HOU23 (1Q: 11:38) Billy Joe Bolender ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by OLB Isaac Howard, assisted by S Gilbert Lane. |
| 2-14-HOU24 (1Q: 11:05) Wayne Griffith pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Peters. |
| 3-14-HOU24 (1Q: 10:58) Wayne Griffith pass completed to WR Levon Eidsmore for 33 yards. Tackled by S Ethan Randle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Eidsmore gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10- NO43 (1Q: 10:19) Billy Joe Bolender ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. |
| 2-7- NO40 (1Q: 09:42) Wayne Griffith pass completed to TE Carl Coles for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Isaac Howard. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Coles gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10- NO29 (1Q: 09:17) Jerry Stai ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell, assisted by S Gilbert Lane. |
| 2-7- NO26 (1Q: 08:33) Jerry Stai ran inside the left guard for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. Key block delivered by Dan Barnes. |
| 1-10- NO17 (1Q: 08:03) Jerry Stai ran inside the right guard for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell. |
| 2-12- NO19 (1Q: 07:32) Wayne Griffith pass completed to WR Jonathan Booker for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Sammy Metzler. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Houston's Wayne Griffith was hurt on the play. |
| 1-1- NO01 (1Q: 06:56) Skip Warren scrambled for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Houston 6, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 06:56) Extra point by Jason Winn was good. Houston 7, New Orleans 0 |
| (1Q: 06:45) Jason Winn kicked off 52 yards from the HOU30. Carlos Peters returned the ball 11 yards to the NO29. Tackled by Gerald Lyle. |
| 1-10- NO29 (1Q: 06:24) Levon Morrison ran inside the left tackle for -2 yards. Tackled by DT Shannon Allen, assisted by DT Louie Korr. |
| 2-12- NO27 (1Q: 05:45) Erik Rose ran a trap outside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Roger Becker, assisted by ILB Bert Wofford. |
| 3-9- NO30 (1Q: 04:58) Zach Forbes pass completed to WR Jessie Malchow for 18 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Malchow gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10- NO48 (1Q: 04:22) Levon Morrison ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Irving Hammond, assisted by OLB Erik Wagner. |
| 2-6-HOU48 (1Q: 03:50) Zach Forbes pass completed to WR Courtney Newhart for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Bert Wofford, assisted by CB Korey Shannon. |
| 3-3-HOU45 (1Q: 03:12) Erik Rose ran inside the right guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Bert Wofford. Key block delivered by Ralph Wright. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (1Q: 02:44) Zach Forbes scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Lyle and assisted by S Darrin Gordon. |
| 2-4-HOU35 (1Q: 02:00) Levon Morrison ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Shannon Allen. Key block delivered by Ralph Wright. |
| 1-10-HOU30 (1Q: 01:27) Zach Forbes pass completed to TE Spencer Stevenson for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Gerald Lyle, assisted by ILB Bert Wofford. |
| 2-9-HOU29 (1Q: 00:44) Zach Forbes pass completed to WR Jessie Malchow for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Bert Wofford, assisted by CB Korey Shannon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-3-HOU23 (1Q: 00:04) Zach Forbes pass completed to WR Courtney Newhart for 2 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Korey Shannon, assisted by ILB Bert Wofford. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-1-HOU21 (2Q: 15:00) Mo Bellais attempted a 38 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 7, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 14:52) Mo Bellais kicked off 60 yards from the NO30. Levon Eidsmore returned the ball 25 yards to the HOU35. Tackled by Larry Jurkiewicz. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (2Q: 14:26) Jerry Stai ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DE Dave Shapiro. OLB Lenny Walton knocked down Mitch Hynes to break up the play. |
| 2-11-HOU34 (2Q: 13:43) Skip Warren pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Billy Joe Bolender. DT Donald Maxwell hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-HOU34 (2Q: 13:34) Skip Warren sacked by DE Dave Shapiro for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Richie Anderson. |
| 4-16-HOU29 (2Q: 13:04) Bryce Pang punted 42 yards. Gabe Riley returned the kick 3 yards to the NO32. Tackled by Scottie Owens. |
| 1-10- NO32 (2Q: 12:55) PENALTY: New Orleans was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15- NO27 (2Q: 12:50) Levon Morrison ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Darrin Gordon, assisted by DT Louie Korr. |
| 2-13- NO29 (2Q: 12:15) Levon Morrison ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by S Frankie Riley. |
| 3-10- NO32 (2Q: 11:34) Levon Morrison ran a trap outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Roger Becker. |
| 4-8- NO34 (2Q: 11:04) Wes Copeland punted 44 yards. Korey Shannon returned the kick 11 yards to the HOU33. Tackled by Spencer Stevenson. Houston's Kendall Agemy was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor knee injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 1-10-HOU33 (2Q: 10:56) Skip Warren pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.C. Ferguson. DE Dave Shapiro hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-HOU33 (2Q: 10:43) Skip Warren pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Levon Eidsmore. OLB Isaac Howard defended the pass. |
| 3-10-HOU33 (2Q: 10:34) Skip Warren pass completed to WR Jonathan Booker for 27 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Peters. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Booker gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10- NO40 (2Q: 09:57) Billy Joe Bolender ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by CB Sammy Metzler, assisted by DT Donald Maxwell. |
| 2-8- NO38 (2Q: 09:34) Skip Warren pass completed to WR J.C. Ferguson for 28 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. Ferguson gained 13 yards after the catch. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10- NO10 (2Q: 09:22) Skip Warren pass completed to TE Carl Coles for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Houston 13, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 09:22) Extra point by Jason Winn was good. Houston 14, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 09:14) Jason Winn kicked off 69 yards from the HOU30. Jessie Malchow returned the ball 16 yards to the NO17. Tackled by Gerald Lyle. |
| 1-10- NO17 (2Q: 08:44) Levon Morrison ran around left end for -1 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Chad Johnson. |
| 2-11- NO16 (2Q: 08:06) Zach Forbes pass completed to WR Courtney Newhart for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Johnson, assisted by CB Korey Shannon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Newhart gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10- NO27 (2Q: 07:20) Zach Forbes pass completed to TE Richie Gardner for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Korey Shannon, assisted by CB Chad Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7- NO30 (2Q: 06:56) Erik Rose ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Erik Wagner, assisted by DE Roger Becker. |
| 3-4- NO33 (2Q: 06:33) Zach Forbes pass was dropped by TE Richie Gardner. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-4- NO33 (2Q: 06:27) Wes Copeland punted 55 yards. Korey Shannon returned the kick 7 yards to the HOU19. Tackled by Adam Wyse. |
| 1-10-HOU19 (2Q: 06:19) Skip Warren sacked by DT Clay Schwartz for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Terry Christopher. Houston's Carl Coles was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor facial injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-15-HOU14 (2Q: 05:39) Billy Joe Bolender ran inside the right tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. |
| 3-9-HOU20 (2Q: 05:13) Skip Warren pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR J.C. Ferguson. OLB Lenny Walton blocked the pass. |
| 4-9-HOU20 (2Q: 05:04) Bryce Pang punted 41 yards. Gabe Riley called for a fair catch at the NO39. |
| 1-10- NO39 (2Q: 04:55) Zach Forbes pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Richie Gardner. S Al White defended the pass. |
| 2-10- NO39 (2Q: 04:49) Zach Forbes sacked by OLB Erik Wagner for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Money. |
| 3-16- NO33 (2Q: 04:32) PENALTY: Houston was called for Encroachment. |
| 3-11- NO38 (2Q: 04:24) Zach Forbes pass completed to WR Dustin Bahr for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Korey Shannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5- NO44 (2Q: 04:06) Wes Copeland punted 30 yards. Korey Shannon returned the kick 23 yards to the HOU49. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10- NO49 (2Q: 03:58) Zach Forbes pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Malchow. DE Roger Becker simply tossed Adam Wyse aside to reach the quarterback and hurry the throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10- NO49 (2Q: 03:45) Zach Forbes pass completed to FB Artie Hassell for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Perkins. |
| 1-10-HOU41 (2Q: 03:25) Zach Forbes scrambled for 0 yards. Tackled by S Darrin Gordon. |
| 2-10-HOU41 (2Q: 03:09) Zach Forbes pass completed to WR Dustin Bahr for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Lyle. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-1-HOU32 (2Q: 02:51) Levon Morrison ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Bert Wofford, assisted by S Darrin Gordon. Key block delivered by Ralph Wright. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (2Q: 02:29) Zach Forbes pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Malchow. CB Chad Johnson defended the pass. |
| 2-10-HOU31 (2Q: 02:26) Zach Forbes pass was intended for TE Richie Gardner and was intercepted by S Darrin Gordon in the end zone. Touchback. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (2Q: 02:16) Skip Warren pass completed to TE Dean Dunn for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-7-HOU23 (2Q: 02:00) Skip Warren pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Carl Coles. CB Gabe Riley defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-7-HOU23 (2Q: 01:52) Skip Warren pass completed to WR J.C. Ferguson for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Sammy Metzler. |
| 4-9-HOU21 (2Q: 01:22) Bryce Pang punted 52 yards. Gabe Riley returned the kick 10 yards to the NO37. Tackled by Jerry Stai. Ball was fumbled and recovered by HOU Dean Dunn at the NO37. |
| 1-10- NO37 (2Q: 01:12) Billy Joe Bolender ran outside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell. Key block delivered by Toby Benton. |
| 2-3- NO30 (2Q: 00:50) Jerry Stai ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Don Harmon. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 3-3- NO30 (2Q: 00:42) Skip Warren pass completed to TE Carl Coles for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Peters, assisted by ILB Ernie Crawford. Coles gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| Houston called a time out. |
| 1-8- NO08 (2Q: 00:32) Jerry Stai ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Toby Benton. Benton ran over Dave Shapiro to set up the play. Houston 20, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 00:32) Extra point by Jason Winn was good. Houston 21, New Orleans 3 |
| (2Q: 00:25) Jason Winn kicked off 66 yards from the HOU30. Jessie Malchow returned the ball 18 yards to the NO22. Tackled by Gerald Lyle. |
| 1-10- NO22 (2Q: 00:15) Zach Forbes dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mo Bellais kicked off 75 yards from the NO30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 15:00) Skip Warren pass completed to RB Jerry Stai for 3 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane, assisted by ILB Ernie Crawford. |
| 2-7-HOU23 (3Q: 14:17) Skip Warren pass fell incomplete, intended for WR J.C. Ferguson. DT Clay Schwartz hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. New Orleans's Pete Maxwell was hurt on the play. |
| 3-7-HOU23 (3Q: 14:11) Skip Warren pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Gabe Peters. OLB Lenny Walton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU28 (3Q: 13:59) Billy Joe Bolender ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Don Harmon. |
| 2-8-HOU30 (3Q: 13:20) Billy Joe Bolender ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Don Harmon, assisted by DT Donald Maxwell. |
| 3-8-HOU30 (3Q: 12:42) Randall Felker ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell. |
| 4-4-HOU34 (3Q: 11:55) Bryce Pang punted 46 yards. Gabe Riley returned the kick -1 yards to the NO19. Tackled by Gerald Lyle. |
| 1-10- NO19 (3Q: 11:44) Levon Morrison ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Shannon Allen. |
| 2-11- NO18 (3Q: 11:12) Zach Forbes pass was dropped by RB Levon Morrison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-11- NO18 (3Q: 11:06) Erik Rose ran around left end for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Korey Shannon. Key block delivered by Artie Hassell. |
| 1-10- NO33 (3Q: 10:26) Zach Reilly pass completed to TE Roman Ciervo for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Bert Wofford. |
| 2-4- NO39 (3Q: 09:59) Zach Reilly pass completed to RB Levon Morrison for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Louie Korr. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Morrison gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10- NO47 (3Q: 09:26) Erik Rose ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Louie Korr. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NO Zach Reilly to the NO50. |
| 2-7- NO50 (3Q: 08:50) Zach Reilly pass completed to WR Courtney Newhart for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Darrin Gordon. |
| 3-7- NO50 (3Q: 08:02) Zach Reilly sacked by OLB Erik Wagner for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Money. |
| 4-16- NO41 (3Q: 07:26) Wes Copeland punted 39 yards. Korey Shannon called for a fair catch at the HOU20. |
| 1-10-HOU20 (3Q: 07:18) Skip Warren pass completed to WR Jonathan Booker for 11 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (3Q: 06:32) Jerry Stai ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Dave Shapiro, assisted by S Gilbert Lane. |
| 2-9-HOU32 (3Q: 05:52) Billy Joe Bolender ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Isaac Howard. |
| 3-7-HOU34 (3Q: 05:13) Skip Warren pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Randall Felker. |
| 4-7-HOU34 (3Q: 05:09) Bryce Pang punted 41 yards. Jessie Malchow called for a fair catch at the NO25. |
| 1-10- NO25 (3Q: 05:02) Zach Reilly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Malchow. CB Chad Johnson defended the pass. |
| 2-10- NO25 (3Q: 04:56) Zach Reilly pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jessie Malchow. DE Roger Becker blocked the pass. |
| 3-10- NO25 (3Q: 04:43) Zach Reilly sacked by DE Roger Becker for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Money. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NO Roy Vaughn on the NO18. |
| 4-17- NO18 (3Q: 04:00) Wes Copeland punted 34 yards. Korey Shannon called for a fair catch at the HOU48. |
| 1-10-HOU48 (3Q: 03:50) Billy Joe Bolender ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. |
| 2-8- NO50 (3Q: 03:04) Billy Joe Bolender ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane. |
| 3-9-HOU49 (3Q: 02:38) Skip Warren pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Levon Eidsmore. CB Gabe Riley defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-9-HOU49 (3Q: 02:30) Bryce Pang punted 51 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10- NO20 (3Q: 02:25) Levon Morrison ran inside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Roger Becker, assisted by S Frankie Riley. |
| 2-6- NO24 (3Q: 02:02) Zach Reilly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jessie Malchow. |
| 3-6- NO24 (3Q: 01:52) Zach Reilly pass completed to RB Levon Morrison for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Korey Shannon. |
| 4-3- NO27 (3Q: 01:18) Wes Copeland punted 58 yards. Korey Shannon returned the kick 8 yards to the HOU23. Tackled by Larry Jurkiewicz. |
| 1-10-HOU23 (3Q: 01:11) Jerry Stai ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane, assisted by DE Dave Shapiro. Key block delivered by Ronald McCreery. |
| 2-4-HOU29 (3Q: 00:35) Billy Joe Bolender ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Clay Schwartz, assisted by ILB Ernie Crawford. DE Don Harmon knocked down Terry Christopher to break up the play. |
| 3-4-HOU29 (3Q: 00:02) Skip Warren pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Carl Coles. S Ethan Randle defended the pass. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 4-4-HOU29 (4Q: 15:00) Bryce Pang punted 54 yards. Gabe Riley returned the kick -7 yards to the NO10. Tackled by Gerald Lyle. |
| 1-10- NO10 (4Q: 14:52) Zach Reilly sacked by DE Irving Hammond for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Adam Wyse. |
| 2-15- NO05 (4Q: 14:10) Levon Morrison ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Louie Korr, assisted by OLB Ellis Briles. |
| 3-12- NO08 (4Q: 13:35) Zach Reilly sacked by DE Roger Becker and OLB Erik Wagner for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Adam Wyse. |
| 4-18- NO02 (4Q: 12:57) Wes Copeland punted 65 yards. Korey Shannon returned the kick 17 yards to the NO50. Tackled by Claude Hutson. |
| 1-10- NO50 (4Q: 12:47) Skip Warren sacked by DT Clay Schwartz and DT Donald Maxwell for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Mitch Hynes. |
| 2-15-HOU45 (4Q: 12:18) Skip Warren pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jonathan Booker. DT Craig Harkless defended the pass. |
| 3-15-HOU45 (4Q: 12:10) Skip Warren pass completed to WR Jonathan Booker for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Carlos Peters, assisted by ILB Ernie Crawford. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-2- NO42 (4Q: 12:05) Bryce Pang punted 32 yards. Gabe Riley returned the kick -2 yards to the NO08. Tackled by Scottie Owens. |
| 1-10- NO08 (4Q: 11:56) Zach Reilly sacked by DE Irving Hammond for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Ralph Wright. New Orleans's Jeff Money was hurt on the play. This appears to be a minor hand injury. He should be able to remain in the game. |
| 2-16- NO02 (4Q: 11:23) Zach Reilly pass completed to WR Jessie Malchow for 8 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Johnson, assisted by S Darrin Gordon. Malchow gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 3-8- NO10 (4Q: 10:38) Zach Reilly pass completed to TE Richie Gardner for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Korey Shannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10- NO26 (4Q: 10:09) Zach Reilly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Claude Hutson. ILB Bert Wofford hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10- NO26 (4Q: 10:02) Zach Reilly sacked by DE Irving Hammond for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Jeff Money. |
| 3-15- NO21 (4Q: 09:37) Zach Reilly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bahr. CB Korey Shannon defended the pass. PENALTY: New Orleans was called for Illegal Motion. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-15- NO21 (4Q: 09:31) Wes Copeland punted 49 yards. Korey Shannon returned the kick 8 yards to the HOU38. PENALTY: Houston was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-HOU22 (4Q: 09:22) Skip Warren pass completed to TE Carl Coles for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Clay Schwartz, assisted by OLB Lenny Walton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Coles gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| 2-3-HOU29 (4Q: 08:41) Billy Joe Bolender ran around left end for 6 yards. Tackled by S Willie Streb. Key block delivered by Toby Benton. |
| 1-10-HOU35 (4Q: 08:19) Skip Warren pass completed to TE Edwin Jett for 6 yards. Tackled by S Ethan Randle. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-4-HOU41 (4Q: 07:35) Billy Joe Bolender ran inside the right guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Gilbert Lane, assisted by DT Donald Maxwell. |
| 3-3-HOU42 (4Q: 06:52) Billy Joe Bolender ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ethan Randle, assisted by OLB Larry Jurkiewicz. |
| 4-1-HOU44 (4Q: 06:06) Bryce Pang punted 56 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10- NO20 (4Q: 06:01) Zach Reilly scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Darrin Gordon. |
| 2-7- NO23 (4Q: 05:40) Zach Reilly pass completed to WR Dustin Bahr for 17 yards. Tackled by CB Gerald Lyle, assisted by CB Korey Shannon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10- NO40 (4Q: 05:32) Zach Reilly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bahr. OLB Erik Wagner defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10- NO40 (4Q: 05:25) Zach Reilly pass completed to WR Courtney Newhart for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Korey Shannon. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4- NO46 (4Q: 05:04) Zach Reilly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Newhart. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-4- NO46 (4Q: 04:56) Zach Reilly pass completed to TE Richie Gardner for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Al White. |
| 1-10- NO50 (4Q: 04:50) Zach Reilly pass was intended for WR Claude Hutson and was intercepted by S Frankie Riley at the HOU31. Tackled by Claude Hutson. |
| 1-10-HOU31 (4Q: 04:41) Jerry Stai ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Don Harmon. DT Donald Maxwell knocked down Terry Christopher to break up the play. |
| 2-10-HOU31 (4Q: 03:58) Billy Joe Bolender ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford. |
| 3-9-HOU32 (4Q: 03:14) Randall Felker ran inside the right guard for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell. |
| 4-2-HOU39 (4Q: 02:27) Bryce Pang punted 49 yards. Jessie Malchow returned the kick 1 yard to the NO13. Tackled by Scottie Owens. |
| 1-10- NO13 (4Q: 02:16) Zach Reilly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bahr. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10- NO13 (4Q: 02:09) Zach Reilly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bahr. S Frankie Riley knocked the ball out of his grasp. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. |
| 3-10- NO13 (4Q: 02:03) Zach Reilly pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Jessie Malchow. ILB Bert Wofford blocked the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-10- NO13 (4Q: 01:57) Zach Reilly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Richie Gardner. The ball goes over on downs. |
| 1-10- NO13 (4Q: 01:47) Billy Joe Bolender ran around right end for -3 yards. Tackled by DT Donald Maxwell. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 2-13- NO16 (4Q: 01:37) Jerry Stai ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Ernie Crawford, assisted by OLB Isaac Howard. |
| (4Q: 01:37) New Orleans called a time out. |
| 3-13- NO16 (4Q: 01:27) Randall Felker ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dave Shapiro, assisted by DT Donald Maxwell. |
| (4Q: 01:27) New Orleans called a time out. |
| 4-10- NO13 (4Q: 01:17) Jason Winn attempted a 30 yard field goal and succeeded. Houston 24, New Orleans 3 |
| (4Q: 01:12) Jason Winn kicked off 76 yards from the HOU30. Touchback. |
| 1-10- NO20 (4Q: 01:12) Zach Reilly pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Courtney Newhart. The defense looked extremely familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10- NO20 (4Q: 01:05) Zach Reilly pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Roman Ciervo. DE Irving Hammond hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-10- NO20 (4Q: 00:55) Zach Reilly pass completed to WR Dustin Bahr for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Johnson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-5- NO25 (4Q: 00:36) Zach Reilly pass completed to WR Jessie Malchow for 10 yards. Tackled by CB Chad Johnson. Malchow gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10- NO35 (4Q: 00:14) Zach Reilly pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Dustin Bahr. DE Roger Becker hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10- NO35 (4Q: 00:08) Zach Reilly pass completed to WR Dustin Bahr for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Jumbo Weber. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Houston was called for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. |
| 1-10-HOU47 (4Q: 00:01) Zach Reilly pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Richie Gardner. CB Chad Johnson defended the pass. PENALTY: Houston was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-HOU42 (4Q: 00:01) Zach Reilly pass completed to WR Claude Hutson for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Craig Perkins. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hutson gained 4 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Houston was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-HOU37 (4Q: 00:01) Zach Reilly pass completed to WR Dustin Bahr for 8 yards. Tackled by DE Irving Hammond. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Houston Barons 24, New Orleans Shamans 3 |